Coat



March 5, 1935. KlRsclzHENBAuM COAT Filed March 2l, 1954.

INVENToR Isaac Kzrschenbaum BY f 72" WITNESSES ATroRNEY Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES PAT-ENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to coats and particularly to an vimproved coat structure involving a specially formed collar which may be moved into and out of operative position, the object being to provide a construction of collar whereby a coat having a leather or similar outside body portion will have at the same time means which may be moved over .the collar part of the body which will present a. fabric member.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coat having a leather body andcollar with a fabric collar formation arranged to be normally folded within the body but capable of being unfolded and positioned to cover the leather collar whether in a turned up or turned down position, whereby the leather collar will not come in contact with the head or neck of the wearer of the garment. A

An additional object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of coat and collar which is an improvement over my prior Patent No. 1,804,346, issued May 5, 1931.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a coat dis closing an embodiment of the invention, the coat being shown on a figure as it will appear ordinarily when in use;

Figure 2 is an inside elevation of the upper part of the coat shown in Figure 1, with the leather collar turned up and the fabric collar turned down;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2 on the line 3-3;' l

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the fabric collar turned up so as to protect the neck against contact with the leather collar.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a coat which is usually made fromleather or imitation leather on the 40 outside and then lined with some fabric as, for instance, the fabric 2 as shown in Fig. 2. The lapels 3 and 4 are usually of leather, as is also the collar 5. This gives a complete leather appearance to the garment, while the lining acts to make the garment more comfortable and retain the heat.

'I'he coat 1 and the parts just described are all conventional in style, but if desired the coat could be made in any style of garments of this character. Sometimes coats or garments of this kind are known as lumber jackets, or as outdoor leather coats. While these coats give splendid service, the leather collar is sometimes objectionable because it is cold to the touch and chills the neck and the back of the head when turned up, or even when turned down and part of the neck contacts therewith. In addition the leather'or imitation leather has a tendency to-deposit oily substance or objectionable matter onthe neck of the wearer, or on the coat or other garment worn underneath 5 the coat 1. The foldover collar 5 is made of material having a cold characteristic, that is, a cold sensation to the touch or when the material touches any part of the b dy, and may .-e of genuine leather or imitation leather so that the term leather" is to be understood as including genuine leather and imitationleather.

To secure the desired appearance and usefulness of a leather coat, and at the same time to secure the comfort of a cloth coat, an auxiliary l5 collar or protecting flap 6 is provided, said collar being of cloth and preferably of the same cloth or fabric as the lining 2, though this is not essen# tial. The collar 6 is stitched in place by lines of stitching which also hold the leather collar in place. The auxiliary collar 6 is preferably made of a width to reach almost to the outer edge of the collar 5 when both the collar 5 and the auxiliary collar 6 are turned up, as shown in Fig. 4. By reason of the stitching '7 the auxiliary collar 6 swings back and forth on the stitching 7 which is an arc-shaped line to conform to the shape of the coat.

The ends of the auxiliary collar 6 extend over part of the lapels 3 and 4 so that they will be substantially opposite the ends 9 and 10 of collar 5. Preferably the auxiliary collar 6 is wider at the center than at the ends so that when it is turned from the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to an upper position as shown in Fig. 4, the upper edge 11 will be substantially parallel with the upperv edge 12 of the collar 5. In this manner the desired usefulness of the collar 5 will be secured and also the desired appearance, while the auxiliary collar 6 protects the neck and head against contact with collar 5, thereby making the garment more comfortable.

It will be understood that the garment can be Worn at any time with the auxiliary collar 6 turned down as shown in Fig. 2, and the collar 45 5 turned down as shown in Fig. 1. However, it is preferable`when the coat is buttoned up and the collar `5 turned down as shown in Fig. 1, or turned up as shown in Fig. 5, that the auxiliary collar 6 is also in use as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In my prior patent above mentioned the parts are made separable and secured together by snap fasteners or similar means, the body of the coat being open to receive the parts of the collar, whereas in the present invention the auxiliary 55 collar' 6 is to be permanently fastened in position interiorly of the coat with the line of stitching which secures the permanent collar 5 to the body of the garment. This arrangement permits the auxiliary collar to be left in its downward position and the coat used in the usual manner, or permits the auxiliary collar to be turned up and acting as a lining for the collar 5.

I claim:

1. A coat comprising a body, a foldover collar having a leather outer surface, a seam along one edge of the collar securing the collar to the body,

and a fabric protecting iiap secured along one of its edgestosaidbodyatsaidseamsaidiiapbeing swingable about its secured edge to overlap said leather surface when in one position, and to lie within said body when in a second position.

2. A coat comprising a body, a foldover .collar formed with an outer surface of a material having a cold characteristic, a seam along one edge of the collar securing the collar to the body, and a fabric protecting flap secured along o'ne of its edges to said body at said seam, said flap being swingable about its-secured edge to overlap said outer surface when in one position, and to lie within said body when in the second position.

. ISAAC KIRSCHENBAUM. 

